Unhealthy Places
The Ecology of Risk in the Urban Landscape
1st Edition
Published on 11. September 2002
288 pages
978-1-135-96118-3 (ISBN)
Description
Unhealthy Places focuses on issues of health in today's cities. By arguing that place matters in relation to the population's health, Kevin Fitzpatrick and Mark LaGory make a convincing argument about the general unhealthiness of urban environments and, thus, of the urban dweller. The authors offer a place-oriented approach to health and cover such topics as the ecology of everyday urban life, the sociology of health, needs and risks of the socially disadvantaged, needs and risks of children and the elderly in cities, and strategies for better health services in urban environments.
Reviews / Votes
"A must read for anyone concerned with environmental justice, poverty, urban decay, and the aging of our society." -- Hal Rothman, Professor of History, University of Nevada, Las Vegas"his book makes an important contribution to the field of environmental justice - a field that is undertheorized." -- Contemporary Sociology, May 2001
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
2,27 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-135-96118-3 (9781135961183)
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Persons
Kevin Fitzpatrick is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Alabama. Mark LaGory is Professor of Sociology and Urban Affairs at the University of Alabama. His previous books include The Environment for Aging:Interpersonal, Social, and Spatial Contexts (1988) and Remaking the City (1983).
Content
Chapter 1 1 The Importance of Place; Chapter 2 2 Humans as Spatial Animals; Chapter 3 3 The Ecology of Everyday Urban Life; Chapter 4 4 The Sociology of Health; Chapter 5 5 Cities as Mosaics of Risk and Protection; Chapter 6 6 Special Populations in the City; Chapter 7 7 Special Populations in the City; Chapter 8 8 The Ecology of Health Promotion and Service Delivery; References; Index;
